A bottle of lube can turn a regular romp into a wet-and-wild experience.

Once stashed in bedside table drawers, only to be brought out during those drier-than-Chardonnay sex sessions, lube is emerging from the shadows.

“Many women struggle to get wet, particularly if there is not enough foreplay. Couples can use it to take away this pressure or to enhance the sex they’re already having,” says Dr Elna Rudolph of the Intercare Centre for Sexual Health.

Not only does lube let both partners move more easily but it also helps conduct sensations, which increases the odds of climax.

Follow these tips to reach new heights of pleasure: